Morocco: calls to ban watermelon cultivation In Morocco, environmental defenders are calling for a total ban on the cultivation of watermelon, which consumes a lot of water. “Watermelon farming consumes enormous amounts of water, putting a lot of pressure on water resources in the southeast,” says an environmental activist, saying that relying on Seasonal rainfall […]
Real estate in Morocco: the tax certificate that slows down transactions The legal requirement to present a tax certificate before any real estate transaction, which came into force on July 1 in Morocco, is causing dissatisfaction, both among economic operators and notaries. The measure aims to introduce more rigor and transparency in the real estate […]
Sahara: Omar Hilale’s dry response to Algeria Omar Hilaleambassador permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations, says he notes that Algeria has remained “stuck in the Cold War era” while the Moroccan Sahara has been fully integrated into the kingdom for more than 50 years. Omar Hilale debunks Algerian allegations on economic development in […]
Trafficking in false certificates in Rabat: the sentences fall Four officials from the city of Rabat were convicted by the city’s court of first instance for their membership in a network of falsification of residence certificates allowing non-residents to obtain city registration plates. The agents set up a network selling false residence certificates, allowing non-residents […]
Nicolas Sarkozy praises King Mohammed VI (video) While the “obligation to leave French territory” (OQTF) returns to the forefront in France’s relations with the Maghreb after the assassination in Paris of a young French woman, Filipina, whose alleged perpetrator is a young Moroccan subject to this administrative measure, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes the […]
MRE victims of real estate fraud call on King Mohammed VI for help Many Moroccans living abroad have been waiting for several years to take possession of their apartments, the construction of which was entrusted to the promoter of the “El Ghali” real estate project. They request the intervention of King Mohammed VI. In a […]
Morocco: a deputy brutally attacked in Fez In Fez, a deputy from the Authenticity and Modernity party (PAM) was attacked with a knife and seriously injured, along with the director of one of his hotel establishments. The attack took place on Tuesday October 1 in a palace located on the road to Meknes near a […]
Morocco: speed bumps are the talk of the town The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, denounced the anarchic installation of speed bumps by citizens in urban areas, particularly in alleys and working-class neighborhoods. 36% of speed bumps or speed bumps in 70 prefectures and provinces were installed by citizens in an anarchic manner, revealed […]
In Kenitra, collective lands plundered In the province of Kenitra, a commune president and his two deputies, as well as lawyers and civil servants, are accused of fraud and falsification in a case of spoliation of Soulaliyate lands. Involved in this affair are the president of the commune of Kariat Ben Aouda, Moul Bab Bourkia, […]
Road traffic: Morocco switches to automatic counting Morocco has launched an international call for tenders for the acquisition and installation of automatic road traffic counting devices. The cost of the market is 16 million dirhams. Modernize its road traffic counting system. This is the objective sought by Morocco by launching an international call for tenders […]